Venture
EV Private Equity et al. exit Halfwave to trade
Sale ends an eight-year holding period for EV Private Equity, which bought a 56% stake in the company
OTB Ventures closes debut fund on $100m
Fund deploys equity tickets of up to $15m in technology startups based in central and eastern Europe
Atomico closes fifth-generation fund on $820m
Atomico V is the largest of any Europe-based venture fund in 2020, according to Unquote Data
Vesalius, Swisscanto in €19m series-B for OncoDNA
Fresh capital will be used for international growth and software development acceleration
TCV leads $500m round for Revolut at $6bn valuation
TCV is currently investing from its TCV X fund, which closed on $3bn and invests $75-150m
Vertis to launch €120m fifth VC scaleup fund
Fund will target companies with revenues of at least €5m, operating in a wide range of innovative sectors
Wells Fargo in $28m series-B for Elliptic
WFSC joins a group of existing investors that committed to the round in September 2019
Shoe Investments, Knight Venture in €2.75m series-A for Dealroom
Funding will support Dealroom's continued international expansion in Europe and beyond
Prime Ventures, Tempocap in $36m series-B for CybelAngel
Prime Ventures partner Pieter Welten joins the risk management company's board of directors
NGP, ETF in €20m series-B for Shippeo
Fresh capital will be used to further strengthen the company's market position in Europe
Fountain Healthcare invests €5m in Inotrem
In addition, Inotrem receives a €13m credit line from Kreos Capital and a €1m loan from BPI France
Lakestar leads $20m for Impala
Founded in 2016, Impala is a London-based company that builds APIs to connect with hotel systems
GP Bullhound in €4.4m round for Genially
GP Bullhound deploys capital from its fourth fund, which closed on its hard-cap of €113m in 2019
Nordic Option, Valeado in €23m series-C for TactoTek
Company plans to use the fresh capital to expand its go-to-market investments
Forbion leads €25m series-A for Azafaros
Fresh capital will be used to expand the company's executive team and strengthen the organisation
Consortium in CHF 23m series-C for Lunaphore
Fresh capital will be used for market and product expansion in the US and Europe
IVP leads $40m series-B for Aiven
IVP general partner Eric Liaw will join Aiven's board of directors as part of the transaction
83North leads $21.5m round for FloLive
Dell Technologies Capital, Saban Ventures and Qualcomm Ventures also invested in the round
P101 leads €5.6m round for 2hire
Previous backers Invitalia Venture, LVenture Group and Boost Heroes also take part in the investment
Notion leads $36m series-B for Dixa
Dixa's founders have reduced their combined stake by 15-20% in conjunction with the round
Eight Roads and Kennet in £11.5m round for Rimilia
Rimilia secured a new funding facility of £7m with Silicon Valley Bank in October 2019
Ion Pacific targets $150m for VC secondaries fund
Firm focuses on direct secondaries and LP interests in VC funds, as well as GP recapitalisations
DIP Capital leads €11m series-C for Supermercato24
Previous backers FII Tech Growth, 360 Capital Partners and Innogest also take part in the funding round
SHS backs €6m round for Selfapy
SHS joined the round as a new investor in the online mental health treatment company